Exam Review Flashcards
Includes sensory awareness
Physical development
Refers to expression of feelings
Emotional development
Involves acquiring information
Cognitive development
Includes adapting to expectations of the center
Social development
Includes coordination
Physical development
Involves interacting with others
Social development
Involves problem solving
Cognitive development
Is enriched through hands-on activities
Cognitive development
Involves self knowledge
Emotional development
Includes stamina
Physical development
All children who attend are provided with a comprehensive health plan
Head start
Emphasis is on self education
Montessori schools
Only national accreditation system is provided by NAEYC
Family child care homes
Offer full-day child care but are not housed in a private home
Child care centers
Programs that are usually privided before and after schools
School-age programs
Programs formed and directed by parents
Parent cooperatives
Program now apart of public school system
Kindergarten
Located on highschool or college campuses
Laboratory schools
Social and economic changes will continue to create a need for more child care services
True
The traditional family now accounts for a small percentage of the population
True
Studies confirm the long term benefits of early childhood programs
True
Materials that teachers provide in the classroom have a strong effect on children’s learning
True
Teachers who shame children are usually successful
False
Early childhood professionals should be guided only by their own personal ideas about ethics
False
A teacher needs to be able to relate only to children
False
Children’s learning is most rapid during the first for years of life
True
Most centers provide care 24 hours daily
False
Montessori’s goal was to “learn how to learn”
True
In montessori schools, children learn from sensory training
True
Studies have demonstrated that head start has not been a successful program
False
Largest group of privately sponsored child care programs are those operated by houses of worship
False
There is only one basic scheduling patten in kindergarten
False
Studies show there is less employee absenteeism when employers provide on-site child care
True
Costodial care focuses mainly on meeting children’s physical needs
True
Development refers to a change or growth in children
True
Cognitive development involves feeling and the expression of feelings
False
Maturation refers to a sequence of biological events occurring within the child
True
Each child moves through development at his or her own rate
True
Brain development occurs most rapidly during the first three years if life
True
Naturalistic intelligence is re ability to classify objects in nature such as animals and plants
True
When normal reflexes are not present in infants, it may be a sign of brain or nerve damage
True
New movements tend to develop in fingers and toes and move inward
False
Toddlers love to explore, but do not understand the dangers involved
True
Growth is the slowest during the first two years of life
false
Early attachment behaviors include gurgling, clinging, laughing, and cooing
True
A two year old is able to throw a ball without falling
True
Two year olds develop the skill of dressing before undressing themselves
False
The child’s understanding of language is called expressive language skills
False
Expressive language skills usually follow a sequence
True
Possessive is a word that describes the average two year old
True
The three year old can attend to routines such as washing and drying his or her hands
True
Two year olds understand how to use grammar to form questions
False
Three year olds are as possessive as two year olds
False
Four year olds may still need supervision to dress and undress themselves
True
Infants and toddlers need caregivers who provide inconsistent guidance
False
It is not important to coordinate home and center schedules for infants
False
It is important to feed infants on demand rather than on a set schedule
True
Touching, smiling, making eye contact, and speaking affectionately are all examples of a positive caregiver bahavior
True
Self-assessment is the process if examining your interests, abilities, values, and professional priorities
True
Spending an entire day with an employee at his or her job
Job shadowing
One purpose of a resume is to inform the employer of a job applicant’s qualifications, skills, and experience
True
It is often a mistake in an interview to quickly answer a question without previous thought
True
Job applicant a should always write thank-you notes to the people who interview them
True
Outlook on life and how you think and how you act towards others is called attitude
True
A role is a set of responsibilities that accompanies a position you hold in life
True
During an interview, a job applicant should be truthful if he or she cannot answer a question
True
An applicant for a child care position should include involvement in the NAEYC on their resume
True
Currently, compared to the past, woman are ______
Working in increasing numbers
The need for early childhood teachers is expected to
Increase
Tangible payoffs for companies providing child care include
Increased productivity
A ____ ensures that rules and regulations established by the state are followed by making on-site visits to assigne centers
Licensing specialist
A ___ provides in-home care for children
Nanny and au pair
The Child Development Associate credential
Is a bachelors degree program
An appropriate development curriculum
Emphasizes all areas of development
An effective learning environment
Encourages children to explore, experiment, and manipulate
Time management skills help you work
Smarter
A successful teacher
Has confidence in their abilities
___ Have become the most popular type of care and education
Childcare centers
A sign of a quality early childhood program is
Staff concern for the feelings and rights of others
The primary purpose of head start is to
Help you children overcome the negative effects if poverty
According to the ___ principle, development proceeds from the center of the body outward
Proximidistal
___ believed that children moved forward in their cognitive development with the right social interaction and guided learning
Vygotsky
Autonomy refers to
Independence
Most infants sit upright at
Four to six months of age
Most infants can roll over from stomach to back at about
Four months of age
The concept of object permanence begins to develop at
Six to nine months of age
A social-emotional trait of a child 12-24 months of age would be
Playing next to, but not with, other children
By two years of age, most children weigh ___ times their birth weight
Four
The gross motor skills of a 2 year old include
Kicking a large ball
2 year old can usually
Put on their own socks
Gender roles are
Behaviors that are expected of girls or boys
The five year old can usually
Recognize square and rectangle shapes
To help prevent SIDS, napping infants should always be placed in their
Right sides
What toys would most promote a
Toddler’s language skills
Puppets
Rattles and teething rings must be cleaned
Daily
Bottles for infants can be heated
Under warm running water
Successful job applicants
Commit themselves fully to te job-huntig process
A career specific ability need by child care teachers is
Setting and enforcing needed limits
Beliefs, feelings, and ideas about what is important to you are called
values
A resume includes
Past job experiences
All of the following are employee responsibilities except
Giving a full day’s work
When is it acceptable for a child care teacher to break confidentiality
When the child is being abused or neglected
A good resume should
Reflect progress in a career over the years
